The test question must respond directly to the behavior element of the SPO and for every SPO there is a test question,

Identify the 12 topics for which there shall be no excused abscences.

1. Report Writing

2. Suicide Prevention

3. First Aid / CPR

4. Use of Force

5. Subject Control Techniques

6. Community Diversity

7. Fire Safety

8. Body Searches

9. Transportation of Prisoners

10. Interpersonal Communication and De-escalation

11. Crisis intervention Skills with Special Needs Inmates

12. Any other topic designated by the Executive Director

State the ultimate reason for training.

Succesful Job Performance

Identify the three goals of correctional supervision.

1. Care of Inmates

2. Custody of Inmates

3. Control of Inmates

Describe each of the three major rules of a Correctional Officer.

1. Security Agent

2. Manager of People

3. Role Model

Describe the four components of a professional attitude.

1. Knowing the Job

2. Living by the Rules

3. Respecting the rights of those with whom you work

4. Maintaining Self-Control

Identify the five Inmate tactics with which the Correctional officer should be prepared to deal.

1. Discussion of Officer's personal life and affairs

2. Informers expect favors in return for information

3.Inmate play one Officer against another

4. Discussion with an Officer about other Officers/Inmates

5. Requesting minor favors leads to blackmail

Describe the seven factors required of a Correctional Officer in order to provide effective supervision of Inmates.

1. Job Knowledge

2. Self-Confidence

3. Consistent Temperament

4. The Ability to Communicate

5. The ability to recognize individual differences

6. The ability to correct and praise

7. Keep your word

Identify the most important aspect of security in a Correctional Facility.

The Correctional Officer

Identify the three main objectives of security in a Correctional Facility.

1. To maintain order

2. To prevent contraband

3. To prevent escapes

Identify the seven important factors of security in a correctional facility.

1. Classification

2. Inspections

3. Key and Tool Control

4. Counts

5. Emergency Plans and Training

6. Control of Medications and Medical Supplies

7. Firearm Usage

Define the term "Preventive Patrol."

Correctional Officer is visible to the Inmates

Identify the three types of counts which can be taken in a Correctional Facility.

1. Formal Count

2. Census Count

3. Emergency Count

State the four categories of "Hazardous Materials."

1. Hazardous Materials

2. Hazardous Substances

3. Hazardous Wastes

4. Extremely Hazardous Substances

State the six responsibilities of the first responder to a hazardous materials situation.

1. To protect lives, especially your own

2. To notify the proper authorities

3. To remove people from the immediate area

4. to maintain security around the area

5. To assist the fire department with evacuations

6. To follow the response plan of your department

State the three precautions an Officer should observe when handling a hazardous material situation.

1. Approach cautiously from upwind

2. Secure the scene

3. Identify any labels on containers if possible

Identify the five classes of jails in Ohio.

1. Full Service

2. Twelve Day

3. Twelve Hour

4. Minimum Security jail

5. Temporary Holding Facility

Identify the reason for the importance of operating policies and procedures.

Prescribes duties and limitations of staff to protect them from the direct liability and management from vicarious liability by guiding performance.

Identify the 10 significant activities that must be identified on a daily log.

1. Surveillance checks

2. Security Inspections

3. Prisoner Counts

4. Use of Force

5. Disciplinary Actions

6. Movement Inside and Outside jail

7. Medical Treatment

8. Feeding

9. Critical incidents

10. Prisoner Vandalism

Define the term "Administrative Segregation."

The act of confining a prisoner to an individual housing cell or designated housing area that physically seperates the prisoner from the general population for specified reasons other than as a penalty, thereby prohibiting physical contact between the prisoner and the general population.

Define the term "Preliminary Health Screening."

A system of structured inquiry and observation designed to prevent newly arrived Inmates who pose a threat to their own or others health or safety from being admitted to the general population of the jail and to get rapid health care.

5. Probation and Parole - probation officers supervise offenders in the community instead of serving time, parole officers supervise offenders who are released from prison before serving their full sentence

Identify the four functions of law enforcement regarding a crime.

1. Investigate

2. Arrest

3. Book

4. Testify

Identify the three levels of courts found in both the federal and state court systems.

1. Trial courts

2. Appellate courts

3. Supreme courts

Define the term "bail."

A guarantee, usually in the form of money, that the accused will appear in court.

Define the term "probable cause."

The facts and circumstances at hand which would make a reasonably intelligent person believe that the accused committed a crime.

Define the term "indictment."

A legal document that charges a person with a criminal offense.

Identify the four basic pleas which may be entered by a defendent during his/her arraignment on criminal charges.

1. Guilty

2. No contest

3. Not guilty

4. Not guilty by reason of insanity

Identify the six sentencing options available to a judge after a defendent is found guilty in a criminal trial.

1. Death penalty

2. Incarceration

3. Community control sanctions

4. Community service

5. Fines

6. Restitution

Identify the five levels of security used to classify a prison facility.

3. Words are extremely important and carry explicit meaning. Communication process is less important.

4. Language has less emotion

5. eye contact is commonly more direct

6. Language deals primarily with the who, what, when, where, why and how

7. Language is based on linear thinking that is structured and direct.

High Contect Culture:

1. Words send only part of the message.

2. Value laden

3. Process of communication is just as important as the words used and may bury the implicit meaning of the words used as the intended message

4. Emotion, posturing and gesturing may be part of the communication process

5. The message that is spoken must be understood in the whole context of the culture. Absent cultural understanding, the communication may be lacking meaning of the communication in that culture. May send the wrong message.

4.

Identify the three factors which influence organizational culture.

1. Personality

2. Values

3. Experience

Describe the three types of racism.

1. Individual racism

2. Institutional racism

3. Cultural Racism

Define the term "prejudice."

Unreasonable feeling, opinions, or attitudes, especially, of a hostile nature regarding a race, religion, or national group

Describe practices that can be used to improve law enforcement / corrections relations with multicultural communities.

1. Positive contact must be made with group members. do not let them see you only when something negative has happened.

2. Allow the public to see you in a non-correctional role as much as possible

3. Make a concious effort in your mind to treat all segments of society objectively and fairly.

4. Remember that all groups have some bad, average, and good people among them

5. Be personable and friendly with minority group members, remember that many do not expect it.

6. Do not appear uncomfortable or avoid discussing racial / minority issues with officers and citizens

7. Generally, the responsibility for patiently educating citizens and the public about the role of the officer and standard operating procedures